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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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